THE POPULAR AKARA (BEAN CAKE) BUSINESS IN NIGERIA

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Akara business is a popular business in town for a very long time and it still thrives till date. It is a street food business that you can spot in different locations as you walk down the road. Akara is mostly prepared for commercial purposes either in the morning or in the evening. It is rare to see an Akara business owner working in the afternoon. Sometimes if you are not fast enough you'd not get to see them at about 9am to 10am in the morning - it's an early morning hustle.
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The major reason akara business is popular may be because it is easy to start. It does not require a huge capital to begin this business. Most of the equipment that will be needed can be got from your home. Also, you may not necessarily rent a shop to start this business. All you need to do is set up a place in front of your house where people can easily spot you or somewhere along the road where students, workers etc pass to their workplace daily. One more important reason may be because there is no need to register with any association to get started. I'm not sure I have come across a Akara Business Owners Association.
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However, a modern day akara seller may decide to make the job more easy by making use of gas cooker rather than firewood that is more popular. Even though gas can be expensive especially as prices keep rising daily, it can make this kind of business easy for the business owner. The stress of preparing firewood may be quite exhausting and even make the business environment look messy.
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But with a gas cooker you'd be sure to have an hygienic and healthy environment for your business. The business is mostly done by old women and I think young girls of nowadays are not interested in going through the stress of facing the heat that comes from frying for a couple of hours,so the use of gas cooker may be a good alternative.
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It is quite easy to make Akara once you have mastered the process. The quantity of akara that you will make solely depend on the quantity of beans you want to use. The beans are thoroughly picked by seperating it from the stones, shafts, and other dirts. Afterwards, the outer layer of the beens is peeled by soaking it in water for some time. It may be stressful to remove the outer layer if the beans is soaked in water for too long.
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The outer layer can be removed by rubbing the beans in between both hands or using a grinding stone to rub the beans together. The shaft is removed as the beans rubs over each other. Next, the shaft will be carefully seperated from the beans using a sieve. Even though the process will take quite some time, it is worth going through the stress to ensure your beans is neatly peeled.
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Next, the beans will be grinded into a paster form using a grinding machine or blender. The beans is blended with other ingredients like onion, pepper, and crayfish (optional).

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